Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMarion Technical College is 15 miles from Lincoln Township
No college sits inside Lincoln Township’s boundary, but Marion Technical College’s campus in Marion, with 2,308 students on campus, is 15 miles from the center of town. About 1% of Lincoln Township’s residents are enrolled in college, below Ohio (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Lincoln Township. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Lincoln Township
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Lincoln Township
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Lincoln Township.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $48–75k, where Lincoln Township’s median household income ($70,151) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Lincoln Township: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Lincoln Township
Is Lincoln Township a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Lincoln Township residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Ohio (6). The nearest campus, Marion Technical College, is 15 miles away in Marion.
What colleges are near Lincoln Township?
Within 15 miles: Marion Technical College (15 miles, 2,308 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Lincoln Township, and what does it cost?
Marion Technical College in Marion, 15 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,595 a year for Ohio residents; the federal net price, $7,417, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Marion Technical College cost if we live in Ohio?
Tuition and fees are $6,595 a year in-state and $11,225 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $6,554 (under $30,000 income) to $13,026 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lincoln Township. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →